http://www.barflymag.com/blog.php We like To Drink In Portland Oregon Ever had that problem where you get totally hammered, get all responsible and take a cab home, then realize that picking up your car the next morning is going to be a total pain in the ass? RideOn Portland solves that problem. Unfortunately, the service requires the use of volunteers to keep the roa... Fri, 09 May 2008 13:28:50 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/rideon-portland-seeking-volunteer-drivers.html Once upon a time in the Yen Ha, a stranger asked me to make out with him; I said yes. That man's name was Willy Greer. What followed was a spring fling chock full of karaoke and Barfly Buses. After a time, irreconcilable differences re-aligned our relationship into a non-makey-outy one. Those irreco... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:35:26 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/there-will-be-blood-willy-greer-drinks-your-mary.html In case you are in the group of people not in the know, Crush now has "That's So Gay" trivia on Tuesdays at 7pm: As many of you know, Michele and I are starting a trivia night called "that's so gay trivia". Topics include all things fabulous..such as celebrity gossip, trivioke, awesome tv and movie... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:31:37 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/thats-so-gay-trivia-starts-tonight.html You got a problem? Tell it to BarFly! Our mailbag is open for business 24/7. This random rant came in at approximately 3:27 a.m. this morning. I guess it was a rough night in the Stumble Zone. I just need to vent about two of my former favorite bars in town i've had it with space room and BOG....t... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:50:20 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/barfly-mailbag-random-rant-3692.html Generally, bartenders do not get to select their coworkers. And I consider this type of coworker to be especially retarded: People who don't drive who take jobs that are waaay far away. They always live near plenty of other bars where they can easily find work and walk or ride their bike to, yet t... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:43:23 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-7.html This bar was across the street from where I stayed in Bocas del Toro - a gorgeous archipelago in the Caribbean by the border of Costa Rica. Twas the loudest bar in town, but thankfully I was out each night, so it never kept me awake. The first night at Mondo Taitu was "Martini Night" $2 "Martini... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:34:27 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/strack/wandering-barfly-panama-part-1-mondo-taitu.html If Taro Gomi were in R.E.M.: "When the wait is long, and the john . . . the john is your throne,When you're sure you've had enough of this lunch,Well hang on - just let your bowels go,'Cause everybody pees and everybody poops sometimes . . .Sometimes your bowels feel wrong. Now it's time to read th... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:58:23 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/everybody-poops-sometimes-1.html When I’m not drinking, I’m often passed-out, but when I’m awake and not drinking, I’ve been known to do some walking. Usually no further than the closest bar. But this Saturday, I’ll be taking the long way to the nearest oasis, walking in the Portland M.S. Walk. It&rsqu... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:14:19 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/pickles-ammo-and-a-red-dress-thats-all-i-need.html This just in from Portland's finest DUII avoidance taxi service: Come celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition in Oregon. You are invited to a Ride On Benefit Party. Monday April 7th at 7 pmThe Green Dragon 928 SE 9thAll proceeds go to support Ride On, there will be great drinks, a s... Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:22:46 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/ride-on-benefit-tonight-at-the-green-dragon.html Brought to you by ShanRock, the best trivia jockey in Portland AND the gal that made 17 correct Oscar picks this year! Tonight (Saturday, April 5th), come on down to Peter's 19th Hole to challenge your knowledge of cinema, from Martin Lawrence to Laurence Olivier; from best boys to worst films! Some... Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:55:57 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/cinema-trivioso-movie-themed-pub-quiz-tonight.html In your face, Facebook! News Corp invests record $480M in Portland, Oregon’s BarFly News giant now owns 0.367% of BarFly Industries, Inc. Portland, Ore. (AP) - The BarFly Worldwide Campus was abuzz this morning with the stunning news that Fox Interactive, the internet subsidiary of Rupert... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:08:55 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/byebye-barfly-portland-indiemedia-darling-follows.html This is just basic common sense: Don't ever be rude to someone who will be handling your food. Duh, right? The stories you hear are true. When someone treats you like shit they just stepped in the temptation to fuck with their food is huge. Yet people do it all the time. This also goes for orderin... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:58:58 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/fair-warning-for-rude-customers.html This just in... Hi BarFly,I ran into Kris [BarFly's fabulous intern] at Rontoms the other night and mentioned to her that The Brazen Bean, 2075 NW Glisan, may be closing. Well now it's official.I have been a server and bartender there for the past 4 years. We have lost our lease at the bar and wil... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:58:32 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/total-bummer-brazen-bean-loses-lease-gets-to-kicke.html Not only do they make a bonus thirty cents an hour, it turns out men have A LOT more free time on their hands, than women. So much, that once a year, they compete to see which one can stack the most doughnuts on his man pole during Voodoo Doughnut’s 5th annual Cockfest, which happens to be ton... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:58:46 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/nice-stackage-voodoo-doughnut-5th-annual-cockfest.html How many Peeps can you pack in your pie-hole? Not only can you win $50 in BarFly’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, but if you win the Peeps eating contest, you’ll get another $50! How to be in it to win it? Jump on the BarFly Bus on Saturday night! ADULTS-ONLY EASTER EGG HUNT BARFLY BUS! ... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:59:06 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/there-will-be-peeps-peeps-eating-contest-easter-e-1.html A box of comedian Nick Mortensen’s homemade “Gay for Favre” t-shirts disappeared into the night, following a car break-in shortly after his arrival on our fair shores, last Thursday night. Mortensen, visiting Portland for the first time, discovered the theft immediately after his f... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:45:53 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/portland-thieves-steal-bridgetown-comics-hometown.html Smile. Are you smiling? Now hold it for 8 hours. Impossible, right? There is going to be moments when your server isn't smiling either. Don't yell at them. Shouting, "Smile!" at anyone makes it the last thing they want to do. You also don't need to stop them and ask if there's something wrong, esp... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:13:23 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-6.html “A baby seal walks into a club...” If you think I’m funny, then I hope you brought enough to share, because the Bridgetown Comedy Festival makes its debut next week - Thursday, March 6th through Saturday, March 8th! Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro, Eddie Pepitone, Brent Weinbach, Howard... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:44:02 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/bridgetown-comedy-fest-brings-sixty-comedians-to-p.html I just took the OLCC class for the 3rd time since moving to Oregon. What a bunch of B.S. The fact that I can get sued over something a grown person chose to do is absurd. As if it weren't for me, these people wouldn't find a way to drink anyway. Like I just shanghai'd their innocent asses right of... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:13:21 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/the-olcc-sucks-ass.html Get up-close and personal with BarFly’s outrageous host with the most, Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker, on a down and dirty BarFly Bus Tour of his choicest picks of the Portland party scene, on Saturday, March 1st. A night of pure decadence awaits - you’ll hit it all, from rock show... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:14:24 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/save-gas-ride-a-mustache-this-saturday.html I know.. I know.. people are talking and alot is being said about me these days. Is Brandon past his prime? Is he a one trick pony that just has the best trick ever? Does he really have a fake leg and a sports car? YES I have a fake leg and a sports car, but the rest is bullshit...I once again have ... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:34:01 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/streetpony/summer-updates-tgi-jetskis.html Gotta love B-side for putting together Lady Arm Wrestling bouts. Julian at PDXpipeline has the scoop along with an over the top lady on lady arm rasslin' picture.... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:02:56 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/nothing-better-than-ladies-arm-wrestling.html From the desk of Phil Ragaway, recipient of BarFly's coveted lifetime achievement award.Hey there I am doing a fund raising event at Bossanova for my 15 year old niece Amber Gentry who was recently diagnosed with Cancer. I would like to know if i can get some support from ya'll for this event. If ... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:02:31 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/use-a-few-bucks-from-your-drinking-budget-to-help.html Electronica-philes rejoice! Last I heard Pi-REM was closed down by the proprietor due to a career change. Seems there was either a change of heart or a change of ownership at least according to the email I received. It appears that there has been a remodel, and the entrance is now on Glisan. ... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:37:02 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/pirem-has-reopened.html Sigh. Here is the scoop on today's move. Dear Virginia Cafe Extended Family, The time has finally come to say adieu to Park Avenue on Monday, February 25th around 4pm. We will be moving up to 10th avenue via a bar stool crawl up Yamhill then left on 10th to our new home at 820 SW 10th avenue. We ... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:02:16 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/virginia-cafe-is-moving-today.html I shall forego any false modesty here, and just tell you straight up that I always make an astounding number of correct Oscar picks. Of course, now that I have so blatantly spewed braggadocio, the laws of hubris dictate that I'll totally blow the whole thing. So stay tuned for either my stunning vic... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:07:28 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/oscar-meyer.html That's right, bask in my cheery glow as you ride school bus with 40 of your closest drinking buddies to drinkeries in the eastern outskirts, then trudge on up to the mountain for slightly off balance skiing/snowboarding at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. The bus will be circulating between SkiBowl and Gov't Cam... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:25:05 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/ride-the-barfly-bus-to-the-snow.html After this mornings rant about the Dixie Tavern Dipshit DJ, I was so angry that I just had to blow off virtual steam by wasting time surfing sites like Fark.com. Lo and behold, there be a link to BikePortland's article about the stolen ghost bike. I don't read BikePortland much, it's too uptight for... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:55:31 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/bikeportlandorg-got-farked.html As much as I personally dislike spending time in Concept Entertainment Group's, uh, concepts, I'll never really complain about their existence...until the time comes when their hired hands try to wreck my website and waste my time by writing terrible shill reviews. Take for instance, the reviews tha... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:17:40 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/dj-dipsht-at-the-dixie-tavern-please-quit-shillin.html That soy ship sinking into the sea of industrial waste known as Pirate's Tavern has reinvented itself into a smoke free vegan flesh palace Casa Diablo. I assume this name change came about after a lengthy study indicating that the Devil themes have never been used successfully. Or, perhaps they were... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:39:13 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/two-new-smokefree-strip-clubs.html You're not drinking, you're not hungry. You are at the bar to dance/schmooze/play pool/whatever. So you order water. Your server goes to the bar and brings you back water. For some reason you don't tip, even though it took as much effort to bring the water as it does a beer. The best part? You don... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:24:58 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-5.html Tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 10th) brings the second annual trivia tournament of ShanRock's Triviology! Put together a team of 5 or less and win some trophies and prizes! The Mt. Tabor Legacy will host the festivities this year, wherein you can test your trivial mettle against teams such as Dr. Who's Your... Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:33:37 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/clash-of-the-trivia-titans-ii-electric-bugaloo.html Whoever runs the Yen Ha myspace page has been posting quotes he/she has overheard there. It reminded me of how much I love the Yen Ha. The pearls of wisdom contained within it's dark, kind of pee smelling walls are priceless. Yen Ha on beauty: You look like a bucket of lard filled with armpits. Ye... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:21:59 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/quotes-from-yen-ha.html For the sake of the staff who witnessed the incident that this post was previously about, I felt it was in better taste to remove said post. For those who read it, yes the information I posted was entirely true.... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:04:14 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/suicide-at-wynnes-on-division.html Every now and then you get customers known in the industry as the Oprah Winfreys because they sit down and ask you a MILLION FUCKING QUESTIONS. Apparently, once you've served them a drink, they are entitled to know all about your personal life. Here's the questions they always ask, in no particula... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:46:30 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-4.html Your weekend with Crispin GloverThere is more than a fist full of reasons that a barfly should visit Clinton Street on any given night. The amount and variety of bars in easy stumbling distance to each other is fantastic, so you don’t really need any persuasion there. Still, to sweeten the de... Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:28:46 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/misanthroptimist/what-is-it.html Earlier in the month the Tribune reported that Nick's Coney Island was for sale, which inspired one blogger to lament both the loss this particular establishment as well as the loss of blue collarness in SE Portland. Perk up buddy, rumor has it the new owner of Nick's Coney Island will be doing the ... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:02:25 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/nicks-coney-island-has-been-sold.html I don't mind so much when perfect strangers ask me for money on the streets. My first couple of trips to New York City in my teens weened me of that real quick-like. Also, I've certainly been poor myself - not sure where my rent money is coming from, and finding myself in the uncomfortable position ... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:09:31 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/im-polite-you-shitheads.html As it stands, Portland still allows smoking in bars. This does not give you the right to be a pig. Ashtrays are there for cigarette debris. NOT LOOGIES. Not chewing tobacco. What is it about some guys that they simply MUST spit? Now some lucky server has to clean your personal filth out of that as... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:37:59 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-3.html According to BarFly gossip and a couple of inside sources, the Green Room lost it's lease will be shutting down on the 19th. Word on the street is that the owner doesn't want a bar in the space anymore, and I'm wondering what kind of monstrosity the new tenant will attempt to create. I did not frequ... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:36:36 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/the-green-rooms-impending-doom.html Ahhh the seashore! The sand in your toes, and your pockets, and your hair, and your naughty bits! The smell of the fresh sea air and dead seagulls! The brisk tide and the chill wind! The sunset on Sunset Beach! Hoorah hooray, there is nothing better than a tiny trip to the Oregon Coast. I mean, c&rs... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:10:29 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/misanthroptimist/barfly-roadtrips-go-sober-stay-drunk.html According to murmurs on local Portland foodie boards, a new restaurant/tequila bar has opened on NW 23rd called Casa del Matador. I'm preparing myself for the inevitable: Teaming hordes of clueless dipshits lacking the mental ability to successfully navigate the alphabet blocks will stumble into Por... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:25:32 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/the-matador-vs-casa-de-matador.html No one should ever drive drunk. This is why the bar will call you a cab if you need one. Problem is, if you're out in the suburbs, the cab will probably take longer than the 15-20 minutes tha dispatcher said. This is not your bartender's fault. Now you've waited 40 minutes and you're mad. At your... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:01:54 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-2.html I don't know why I slacked so hard on setting this up, but now those of you with BarFly accounts can upload photos of your favorite bars and tie them to the listings so that readers can see what the bar looks like. Awesome, eh? I've got an example on our Rialto listing, which shows some photos from ... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:38:14 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/add-photos-of-your-favorite-bar.html Can booze make you gay? A recent study by scientists at Pennsylvania State University (the other PSU) seems to suggest that booze may not only lower your inhibitions, but it might actually catapult you from latency to flown blown ass pinching, sibilant, homosexuality... If you happen to be a fruit ... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:47:25 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/misanthroptimist/barflies-fruit-flies.html While some of us were destroying brain cells celebrating the 2008 years since the death of Jeebus at the vile hands of the Heevrews, Kenric Ashe of dBMonkey.com was working his delectable ass off to provide you people with an easy way to update your band/venue's calendar. BarFly was one of the first... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:48:51 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/bands-bookers-end-the-redundancy-of-entering-you.html Last call! You ignore it. Bar closing! You rack up a new game on the pool table. Your friend decides that now is a good time to put money in the poker machine. Pulling drinks! You clutch your beer like you're a heroin addict and they're stealing your methadone. Meanwhile your friend is convinced ... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:24:24 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/bartender-rant-1.html The Barfly blog is on crack today, so my post keeps fucking up. WTF, Kyle?!? Basically, I was encouraging you to take TriMet tonight. Website: www.trimet.org. Phone: 503/238-RIDE. It's free past 8 tonight, and the hours are extended. I'm hosting the Blue Fury Barfly Bus tonight - The Red Ruckus and ... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:02:53 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/dont-be-a-fool-safety-is-cool.html Word on the street is that the OLCC will be running a mass sting operation across the state tonight, at bars, restaurants, and stores - beware! If you get stung, drop us a line at info@barflymag.com to share your pain. Let's be careful out there!... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:42:59 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/olcc-sting-operation-wednesday-december-12th.html There is no doubt that regulars are essential to a bar's prosperity. And we bartenders appreciate them, definitely. That said, there are some regulars who become such a bane, you wish they would take their business to your competitors and become their problem instead of yours. Below are a few things... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:23:40 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jinx/tips-for-bar-regulars-how-to-not-wear-out-your-wel.html Or at least it kills computers. Go on, you say? Alright then.So I owned this laptop for about five years. It was built like a tank, never gave me any problems. With it, I banged out posts, wrote bad poems, started plays, freelanced- you know the deal. Anywho, I was keeping this laptop right next to ... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:40:04 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/misanthroptimist/fancy-booze-kills.html Will Stumptown Coffee fall victim to Portland’s hallowed tradition of shitting all over its homebrewed heroes, when they meet success in the BIG CITY? The New York Times reports on Stumptown’s new outpost in New York City. Remember, there was a time when people thought Starbucks was cool... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:24:33 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/let-the-resentment-begin.html I was contemplating killing off this mediocre 90s band, but then I realized that such drastic measures are no longer necessary. Though they were once hailed as the best new band in the universe, I am confident that they have been drained of their evil power, and therefore can't hurt us anymore. But ... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:58:49 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/a-murder-of-counting-crows.html This just in from the folks at Pi-REM. It is with a saddened heart that we'd like to inform you that Pi-rem will shut its doors to the public on December 16. Due to some shifting priorities and personal choices - we deem it best not to continue. It has been a gratifying and fun project, and we wish... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:52:16 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/psst-guess-what-pirem-is-closing.html Ever wanted to own a larger venue? Do you balls of steel and an extra 50k to throw down on the table? That looks like Bossanova for sale for around $350,000. Here is the listing on craigslist. ... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:27:56 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/psst-hey-buddy-wanna-buy-a-bar.html There is a tear in my beer because of this news. Now if only the OLCC would spontaneously combust and be sent to the temperance afterlife, we'd be making some progress.Just for fun, spend sometime browsing the Prohibition Party (which seems to be a contradiction in terms). I really like these sweet ... Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:43:37 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/prohibition-party-activist-died-yesterday.html I usually spend my Sunday nights watching reruns of Matlock, beating other people's children, and making robots out of yarn. This past Sunday, however, I spend my time drinking copious amounts of booze at Mt. Tabor Legacy (courtesy of Bendistillery) at our annual BarFies. (Click here to see the winn... Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:30:05 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/barfly-awards-party-photos.html The 2007 BarFly Award Winners were... Fastest guns in the West... WINNER! Jason Keebler (Mount Tabor Legacy - his second year running!) Funniest bartender... WINNER! Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker (Roscoe’s, AudioCinema) Hottest item not on the menu WINNER! Anna (The Slammer) N... Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:52:35 -0500 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/congratulations-your-2007-barfly-award-winners-are-1.html Wednesday, at my Peter's pub quiz, when I was pitching my forthcoming week of literary trivia, I promised five nights of hot literature injections, which prompted someone on Sense of Entitlement to shout, "book-on-book action!" I told her that I was going to have to steal that awesome phrase, and I ... Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:29:27 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/hot-bookonbook-action.html My man Kyle has been gracious enough to give me a small side advertisement for my book, Shots of Portland, for some time now on this site. What started out in 2006 as a personal project to research and photograph older and eclectic bars around the city has culminated in to the last hours of this sh... Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:44:47 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/distilledpublishing/shameless-shameless.html The people have spoken, and BarFly has listened. Final BarFly Award voting will be conducted live and in person at the ultra-fabulous, oh-so-exclusive, BarFly Awards Gala, on Sunday, November 4th - check your inboxes for your personal invites, beautiful people, and hope your tears don’t stain ... Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:43:29 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/and-the-nominees-are.html I awoke this morning to the raucus calls of many a crow hollering outside my window.  They sounded pissed.  Does anybody know - was there a crow fight or a raven rumble scheduled for October 28th?  I couldn't help anthropomorphizing the conflict - were greaser ravens challenging soc crows for steppi... Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:42:12 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/crow-fight.html It’s BarFly Awards time once again! As of now, you have FIVE DAYS to nominate your personal creme de la creme of the PDX scene for a coveted 2007 Golden BarF! Fill out BarFly’s online survey to nominate your fave raves for BarFly Awards celebrating the local service industry, media, and ... Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:36:31 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/jen/nominees-please-for-the-2007-barfly-awards.html Nothing says latently gay like an urban cowboy line dancing to Achy Breaky Heart under his very own 1000 gallon mirror tiled cowboy hat. If that urban cowboy is you, you might be interested in purchasing one...but where, oh where in Portland could you ever find such a treasure for sale? The huge gay... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:35:50 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/now-on-ebay-that-big-gay-discoball-cowboy-hat-fro.html . . . (Not that there's anything wrong with venting), I have a question for the fellow in the BMW Z4 Roadster convertible that I saw charging his way through the intersection of SE Belmont and 7th the other day.  Us poor saps who depend on public transportation to get around were sitting on the bus ... Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:37:22 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/at-the-risk-of-sounding-like-the-portland-mercurys.html I was contemplating killing off this mediocre 90s band, but then I realized that such drastic measures are no longer necessary.  Though they were once hailed as the best new band in the universe, I am confident that they have been drained of their evil power, and therefore can't hurt us anymore.  Bu... Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:38:50 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/murder-counting-crows.html It is a well known fact that I'm a misogynist with mommy issues and I seek to constantly exploit women to satisfy my own lust for power. I can't even talk about vaginas without muttering "Beav" under my breath then busting into cackling gails of laughter. So to offset the karmic damage that I know I... Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:04:08 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/art-show-and-silent-auction-benefitting-bitch-maga.html There have been moments, working as a bartender, when I have been certain the lunatic perched on the barstool across from me was putting me on. For instance, the fellow who called himself Mike and loudly proclaimed to an empty bar that he was “one niggah you don’t want to fuck with,&rdqu... Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:53:02 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/misanthroptimist/learning-by-doing.html We've gone live with a new happy hour tool I've been working on. We still have a huge set of incomplete or inaccurate data (damn bars always change their times), but hopefully, this one works better than previous version.You can search by time, price, location, and available goods ie food/booze/bee... Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:57:01 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/kyle/barflys-new-happy-hour-tool.html A couple of years ago, I rode Barfly's annual Back To School trivia bus.  My team, No Wire Hangers, dressed as Mommie Dearests, which made us first in style, even though we only took second place in the actual trivia challenge. A couple of weeks ago, I hosted Barfly's annual trivia bus.  In a rare g... Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:07:27 -0400 http://www.barflymag.com/user/shanrock/riding-the-tall-bus.html